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Delve Architects transforms pair of houses with light-filled extensions

October 9, 2024 Rheanna Hopkins 0

Local studio Delve Architects has added rear and side extensions to a pair of semi-detached houses for next-door neighbours in Surrey, UK. Delve Architects added two-storey extensions across both homes, replacing what it described as “dark, cramped kitchen spaces” with bright open-plan living areas, plus additional bedroom spaces above. The extensions were carried out alongside

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“Gives off a cool Bond villain vibe” says commenter

October 4, 2024 Rheanna Hopkins 0

In this week’s comments update, readers are discussing a submerged concrete and glass house in California, designed by local studio Donaldson + Partners. Seven years in the making, the circular structure features large concrete parabolic arches and was envisioned as a “house for the twenty-first century”. “Those views, yet the house is so introverted” Commenters

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“Nothing out of the ordinary here” says commenter

September 27, 2024 Rheanna Hopkins 0

In this week’s comments update, readers are discussing a residential skyscraper in Downtown Manhatten created by Rafael Viñoly Architects using an “unconventional approach”. The Greenwich is a 274-metre high, 88-storey skyscraper containing 272 residences, comprised of a glass tower with curved corners with two I-beam-shaped structural supports running through the centre of the tower. “Did

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Eight characterful kitchens with sleek metal details

September 22, 2024 Rheanna Hopkins 0

Our latest lookbook focuses on eight homes fitted with metal kitchens, from a flat in London informed by fish-and-chip shops to a 19th-century apartment with period details in Paris. While stainless steel has long been a material associated with restaurant kitchens due to its durability and functionality, it can bring a sleek, modern feel to residential

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“Holl showing again his mastery of residential housing” says commenter

September 20, 2024 Rheanna Hopkins 0

In this week’s comments update, readers are discussing a housing project with a snaking form called Meander, completed by US studio Steven Holl Architects in Helsinki, Finland. The 180-metre-long housing project comprises 115 unique apartments across eight floors, with a curved concrete structure lined with wood and glazing, framing views of a series of open

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YSG adds 1970s-style elements to Sydney’s Superfreak cafe

September 18, 2024 Rheanna Hopkins 0

Australian studio YSG has added carpet-lined seating, cork flooring and high-gloss green paint to the Superfreak cafe in Sydney. Located in the city’s Marrickville suburb, the space was converted from an ice cream factory into a pilates studio, which is located at the rear and the Superfreak cafe on the street front. Drawing on a relaxed

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“There is a tipping point of too much exposed concrete” says commenter

August 16, 2024 Rheanna Hopkins 0

In this week’s comments update, readers are discussing a house in Barcelona with “robust and monolithic” walls formed of tactile poured concrete completed by Spanish studio H Arquitectes. H Arquitectes created a skylit, triple-height atrium at the home’s centre that is framed by concrete columns and balconies above. “There is a tipping point of too

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“Thank God for Heatherwick’s sparkling creations” says commenter

August 9, 2024 Rheanna Hopkins 0

In this week’s comments update, readers are discussing plans revealed by Heatherwick Studio for a glass shopping centre in Seoul with volumes that resemble “rippled hourglasses”. According to the proposal, the existing Hanwha Galleria shopping centre on the site will be replaced with two near-identical volumes made of curved glass. “Gorgeously original” Readers drew parallels

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Post Company and Lázaro Rosa-Violàn turn 17th-century convent into Lisbon hotel

August 8, 2024 Rheanna Hopkins 0

Design studios Post Company and Lázaro Rosa-Violàn have combined historic features and contemporary touches for the Locke de Santa Joana hotel on the site of a convent in Lisbon, Portugal. A 17th-century convent building has been renovated and integrated alongside newly constructed additions to form part of the hotel. American studio Post Company designed the interiors of the

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“So much concrete to sell a few croissants” says commenter

August 2, 2024 Rheanna Hopkins 0

In this week’s comments update, readers are discussing a patisserie in Thailand with a design that references French cathedrals and pastries. Created by Bangkok studio Touch Architect, the board-marked concrete building named French Kitsch III was intended to resemble the shape of a croissant. Readers weren’t all convinced that the design fit with the building’s

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